全国校级联考辽宁省沈阳市郊联体学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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全国校级联考辽宁省沈阳市郊联体学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

【全国校级联考】辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2020-2021学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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WeknowthatSt.Patrick’sDayfestivitiesmayincludealittlebitofdrinking.Butthereareplentyofkid-safeSt.Patrick’sDayeventsaroundmetroPhoenix,too.HerearetheluckySt.Patrick’sDaycelebrationsforkids.

3/17:

LuckySt.Patrick’sDayCupcakes

KidscanmaketheirowntreatsattheChildren’sMuseumofPhoenixthisSt.Patrick’sDay.Childrencanmakeanddecoratetheircupcakeswithrainbowcandiesandchocolate.To-gocontainerswillalsobeprovided.

Details:

1-3p.m.Friday,March1.Children’sMuseumofPhoenix,215N.7thStreet,Phoenix.$3formembers.$4fornon-members.602-253-0501.

3/17-19:

FountainO’GreenArtisanMarket

Thiscommunityfestivalwillincludesculptures,paintings,handcraftedjewelryandclothesfromselectedlocalandregionalartists,livemusicanddanceperformancesthroughouttheweekend.Therewillalsobeafoodcourt.

OnFriday,emerald-coloredwaterwillshootfromthetown’sfountainatnoon.Takethekidstoseetheannualtraditionandpicnicinthepark.

Details:

10a.m.-5p.m,Friday-Sunday,March17-19.AvenueoftheFountainsandSaguaroBoulevard,FountainHills.Free.480-488-2014.

3-17:

St.Patrick’sDayPartyatAZAirTime

Kidsabove12yearsoldcancollecttheirfree,greenglownecklacesandjumpforthreehours,scaletherockclimbingwallordiveintothegiantpitoffoam（泡沫橡胶）.Jumpsocksrequired.

Details:

8-11p.m.Friday,March17.AZAirTime,13802N.ScottsdaleRoad,Suite145,Scottsdale.$15,whichisa$14savings.480-427-2000.

1．Whichtelephonenumbercanpeoplecalliftheywanttomakeanddecoratecupcakes?

A．602-253-0501.B．602-427-2014.

C．480-488-2014.D．480-427-2000.

2．Inwhichprogramcankidsenjoytheirweekends?

A．St.Patrick’sDayPartyatAZAirTime.

B．FountainO’GreenArtisanMarket.

C．St.Patrick’sDayattheIrishCulturalCenter.

D．LuckySt.Patrick’sDayCupcakes.

3．Forwhomisthetextintendedfor?

A．Parentsofyoungerchildren.B．Peopleaddictedtoalcohol.

C．Organisersoffestivals.D．Educatorsandbusinessmen.

KatieBlomquist,alstgradeteacheratPepperhillElementarySchoolinNorthCharleston,SouthCarolina,learnedlastyearthatoneofherstudentswantedabikeforhisbirthday.Buthisparentscouldnotaffordit.So,likemostotherpeoplethatyouwillfindhereonInspireMyKids,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit!

First,shethoughtabouthowtogetabikeforthatchild.Then,shedecidedtothinkbigger.Howcouldshealsogiveabiketohisbrother?

Orhowaboutabiketoeverychildinherclass?

Finally,hervisiongotevenbolder!

Howmightshefindbikesforthe650poorkidsthatmakeupherentireschool.EventhoughMs.Blomquistcouldnotaffordtobuythebikesherself,shefeltshenowhadtodosomethingaboutit!

So,shedecidedtostartaGoFundMecampaigntoraisemoney.Herrequestcaughton!

Inlessthan6months,over1,000donorsfromaroundhercommunity,andeven10countriesaroundtheworld,providedover$80,000indonations!

Thiswasenoughtobuymorethan600bikesforPepperhillstudents,alongwithlocks!

Afterabigceremonytosurprisethekids,Ms.Blomquist’seffortisnotdone.KatieBlomquistisstartingacharitycalled“GoingPlaces”,withamissiontobringjoytodeservingchildrenfromlowincomefamiliesbyprovidingthemwithbikes,swimlessons,summercampchances,andmore.Thiswillenrichtheirgrowthandfueltheirimaginations,supportingthemostbasicchildhoodright---arighttojoy.Andshehasstartedyetanothercampaignforherchairtytohelpmoreschoolsandkids!

4．WhatledMs.BlomquisttostartGoFundMecampaignoriginally?

A．Herdreamforabike.B．Akid’sbirthdaywish.

C．Herbadfamilyconditions.D．AmovingstoryonInspireMyKids.

5．WhatisPepperhillElementarySchoollike?

A．Itseducationleveliswellbelowaverage.

B．Ithasnoaccesstoconvenienttransportation.

C．It’sacommunityschoolintendedforthepoor.

D．Itsstudentsallcomefromapoorbackground.

6．WhatdothefiguresinParagraph3indicate?

A．Thelargenumberofkinddonors.

B．ThegreatadvantageofGoFundMe.

C．TheimmediatesuccessofGoFundMe.

D．ThehugeeconomicbenefitsofGoFundMe.

7．WhichwordscanbestdescribeKatieBlomquist?

A．Sympatheticanddevoted.B．Aggressiveandindependent.

C．Generousandhonest.D．Responsibleandsociable.

Whenthenaturalclimatechangesduetoglobalwarming,itcansurelyaffectseals.ThemajorityofthemliveintheAntarcticregionsoastheiceismelting,theirnaturalhabitat（栖息地）canbeseriouslyaffected.Thesechangesdon’ttakeplaceovernight.Theycanbetheresultofmanyyearsofadditionaltemperaturesinthearea.Thesealsthenhavetofindwaystoadapt.

Sealsdependonthecoolaircurrentstobringplentyoffoodforthem.Whenthetemperaturesgethigher,thereislessandlessfoodandthesealpopulationstartstogetdepleted.Mothersaren’thealthyenoughtofeedtheirbabies.Manyofthemendupabandonedasthemothershavetoleavetofindtheirownsourceoffood.

Thefactthattheirdesiretoproduceyoungcanbechangedbythewarmertemperaturesisfrighteningtoo.Itisalsobelievedthatthewarmertemperaturescanallowdifferentdiseasesandvirusestoattacktheseals.Thisisahugeconcernastheycanrapidlywipeouthugenumbersofsealsoutthere.

However,thesechangesinclimateandtemperaturearen’tallbadforotherspeciesofseals.Scientistshavefoundthatthoselivinginwarmerclimatesareproducingmoreyoungduetothechanges.Researchalsoshowsthatthefemalesaremovingfurthertofindfoodandwater.Whentheyareoutofthereachofthegoverningmales,theyaremorewillingtoacceptthemovesofothermalesinthegroup.

Thisisgoodnewstoobecauseitmeansthattherewillbemoreselectioninthegenepool（基因库）forfuturegenerations.Itcanhelpthesealsasaspeciesadapttochangesintheirnaturalenvironmentmoreeasily.

Theclimatechangeproblemforsealsisdirectlylinkedtohumans.Whenwetakeactiontochangewhatweletoutintotheenvironment,wewillmakepositivechangesfortheseals.However,itisgoingtotakeaverylongtimetoreverse（彻底改变）theeffectsofwhathasalreadybeendone.

8．Whatdoestheauthorregardclimatechangesforsealsas?

A．Anunavoidabledisasterforexistence.

B．Adouble-edgedsword.

C．Amirrorofevolution

D．Arequirementformorechoiceinthegenepool.

9．WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A．ExplodeB．Disappear

C．ShrinkD．Vary

10．Whatwillhappentothesealsinwarmerclimates?

A．Theirnumberwillbeontheincrease

B．Thefemalesealswillbeinthelead.

C．Theirgeneswillchangeagreatdeal.

D．Thefemaleswillkeepawayfromthemales.

11．Whichthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheImportanceofProtectingSeals.

B．Seals’adaptationtoClimateChange.

C．HowClimateChangeAffectsSeals.

D．WhyAreSealsBecomingLessandLess.

Contrarytopopularbelief,peoplewhosleepsixtosevenhoursanightlivelonger,andthosewhosleepeighthoursormoredieyounger,accordingtothelateststudyeverconductedonthesubject.Thestudy,whichhastrackedthesleepinghabitsof1.1millionAmericansforsixyears,weakenstheadviceofmanysleepdoctorswhohavelongrecommendedthatpeoplegeteightorninehoursofsleepeverynight.

“There’sanoldideathatpeopleshouldsleepeighthoursanight,whichhasnomorescientificbasisthanthegoldattheendoftherainbow,”saidDanielKripke,professorofpsychiatry（精神病学）attheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiegowholedthestudypublishedinarecentcopyofJAMAPsychiatry.

Thestudywasnotdesignedtoanswerwhysleepinglongermaybeharmfulorwhetherpeoplecouldextendtheirlifespanbysleepingless.

ButKripkesaiditwaspossiblethatpeoplewhosleptlongertendedtosufferfromshort-termabsenceofsleeping,aconditionwhereweakbreathingputsstressontheheartandbrain.Healsostressedthattheneedforsleepwassimilartothatforfood,wheregettinglessthanpeoplewantmaybebetterforthem.

Thestudyquicklycausedwarningsandcriticism（批评）,withsomesleepexpertssayingthatthemainproblemofAmerica’ssleephabitswasdeprivation（剥夺）,notsleepingtoomuch.

“Noneofthissayssleepkillspeople,”saidDanielBuysse,apsychiatristattheuniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter.

“Youshouldsleepasmuchasyouneedtofeelawake,alertandattentivethenextday,”Buysseadded.“I’mmuchmoreconcernedaboutpeopleshort-changingthemselvesonsleepthanpeoplesleepingtoolong.”

“Sleeplessnessproducesavarietyofhealthconsequencesthatwerenotmeasuredinthestudy,”criticssaid.

12．Thetraditionalideaaboutsleepingisthat________.

A．peoplewhosleeplongerdieyounger

B．peoplewhosleeplessthansixorsevenhourslivelonger

C．peopleneedtosleeplesstokeephealthy

D．peopleneedtosleepeightorninehoursanight

13．WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesNOTagreewiththestudymadebytheAmericanscientistsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Peoplecanextendtheirlifespanbysleepingless.

B．Sleepinglongermaybeharmfultopeople’shealth.

C．Peopleshouldsleepasmuchastheyneedtokeepawake,alertandattentive.

D．Itispossiblethatpeoplewhosleeplongertendtosufferfromshort-termabsenceofsleeping.

14．“Thegoldattheendoftherainbow”mentionedinthepassageshowsthat________.

A．sleepingisquitevaluableinourlives

B．thetraditionalideathatpeopleshouldsleepeighthoursanighthasnoscientificbasisatall.

C．sleepinglongerisasvaluableasthegoldattheendoftherainbow.

D．thei